This is yet another Homebridge plugin for the Elgato Key Light, Key Light Air and Ring Light. It allows you to control your Elgato lights with HomeKit while avoiding some of the issues other plugins have.
You can install the plugin either using the Homebridge Web UI or using the command line:
npm install -g homebridge-keylights
To use the plugin, it must be configured. This is a minimal working configuration:
{
"bridge": {
....
},
"accessories": [],
"platforms": [
{
"platform": "ElgatoKeyLights",
"name": "Elgato Key Light",
}
]
}
Further settings are available to configure. This is a complete configuration:
{
"bridge": {
....
},
"accessories": [],
"platforms": [
{
"name": "Elgato Key Lights",
"pollingRate": 1000,
"powerOnBehavior": 1,
"powerOnBrightness": 20,
"powerOnTemperature": 4695,
"switchOnDurationMs": 100,
"switchOffDurationMs": 300,
"colorChangeDurationMs": 100,
"useIP": false,
"platform": "ElgatoKeyLights"
}
]
}
name
is the name of the plugin to appear in the log file. Defaults to Elgato Key Lights
.pollingRate
is the rate at which to poll the lights for changes in milliseconds. Defaults to 1000
.powerOnBehavior
is the behaviour when powering the lights on. Defaults to 1
which means restore the last settings used. 2
means restoring the default values configured below.powerOnBrightness
is the default brightness value when powering on in percent. Defaults to 20
. Range is 0
to 100
.powerOnTemperature
is the default colour temperature when powering on in Kelvin. Defaults to 4695
. Range is 2900
to 7000
.switchOnDurationMs
is the duration of the switch on sequence in milliseconds. Defaults to 100
.switchOffDurationMs
is the duration of the switch off sequence in milliseconds. Defaults to 300
.colorChangeDurationMs
is the duration of a colour temperature change in milliseconds. Defaults to 100
.useIP
enables the usage of IP addresses instead of hostnames to connect to the lights. Defaults to false
. Should only be turn on if you experience connection issues.All settings can conveniently configured using the Homebridge Web UI.
Some users have had an issue where Homebridge was unable to connect to the lights after setting the plugin up. This seems to be a common issue where the lights become unresponsive after not being polled for some time, and also happens with the official Elgato app.
As a fix, try power cycling the lights and then restart Homebridge. Usually, the lights are discovered and since the plugin polls the status of the lights regularly, they keep working. In case you are still unable to connect to the lights, try the useIP
option described in the settings.